March is Women’s History Month, so the March 1 Pastures of Plenty show on KBOO features songs of women’s struggles and stories as sung by some great women artists.
We’ll hear from Native American women, pioneers in women’s blues, influential women folk artists from the 1970s and 1980s up to present, and some of my favorite women singers.
Featured artists include Native Americans Walela, influential gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, jazz blues and folk singer Barbara Dane, Malvina Reynolds, Cathy Fink, Peggy Seeger, Maria Muldaur, Cris Williamson, Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Portland’s own Mary Flower, Ellen McIlwaine, Kerri Powers, upcoming newcomer Sunny War, and my favorites Eva Cassidy, Sandy Denny, and Kate Wolf.
- KBOO
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Here are links to stories about artists featured on this show:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll:
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/544226085/forebears-sister-rosetta-tharpe...
The Tragic Life of Karen Dalton:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/sep/27/karen-dalton-folk-singer-do...
Karen Dalton documentary, featuring an appearance by former Portlander Dick Weisman:
https://youtu.be/tOtjNalv1Yk
Barbara Dane story in New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/arts/music/barbara-dane-paredon-recor...
Upcoming documentary film about Barbara Dane:
https://www.barbaradane.net/documentary-film
'Anarchist Gospel' is Sunny War's most compelling album yet:
https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2023/02/23/1159027547/sunny-war-...